The Department of Commerce Blog Entries for Category: Kevin Stinehttp://www.commerce.gov/blog/category/2604
The U.S. Department of Commerce has a broad mandate to advance economic growth and jobs and opportunities for the American people. It has cross cutting responsibilities in the areas of trade, technology, entrepreneurship, economic development, environmental stewardship and statistical research and analysis.
The products and services the department provides touch the lives of Americans and American companies in many ways, including weather forecasts, the decennial census, and patent and trademark protection for inventors and businesses. The development of commerce to provide new opportunities was the central goal at the department's beginning in 1903 and it remains a primary obligation today.enActing Deputy Secretary Gallagher Praises Commerce Employees as Top Innovation Leaders in Government http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2013/12/19/acting-deputy-secretary-gallagher-praises-commerce-employees-top-innovation-leaders-
<p>Acting Deputy Secretary Patrick
Gallagher praised four Commerce Department employees today for being among the
most innovative employees working in government information technology.
Employees at both the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) were among the top forward-thinking people
working in government IT.&nbsp; </p>
<p>The employees were chosen by FierceGovernmentIT,
the publication that annually recognizes a group it calls the "<a href="http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/special-reports/fiercegovernmentits-2013-fierce-15">Fierce
15</a>” and tracks federal government information technology
developments in U.S. government. The Commerce employees included on this list
are the U.S Census Bureau’s Lisa Wolfisch,
along with Patrick Grother, Naomi Lefkovitz
and Kevin Stine from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).</p>
<p>Acting Deputy Secretary Gallagher praised the employees saying they "represent the best
the Commerce Department has to offer in spurring innovation across the Federal
IT sector. Their efforts have helped provide greater access
to our data by businesses and communities and have furthered the
administration’s efforts in cybersecurity, privacy standards and biometric
technology.”&nbsp; <br />
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<!--break-->Lisa Wolfisch, chief of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Web and Social Media Branch,
was recognized by the publication for her efforts on digital transformation to
create a modern platform for data dissemination, providing access anywhere, any
time, and on any device. Since overseeing the implementation of the Census
Bureau’s 2010 Census Web site, Wolfisch has focused her efforts on the agency’s
digital transformation project.&nbsp; This project is improving access to
Census Bureau statistics and introducing new audiences to them with embeddable
data tools, website enhancements and new services including the Census Open <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjA0LjI2MDA5MjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIwNC4yNjAwOTIzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3ODk5OTE0JmVtYWlsaWQ9a2NwdWxsZW5AZG9jLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9a2NwdWxsZW5AZG9jLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.census.gov/developers/?eml=gd&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">API</a>
and mobile apps, <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjA0LjI2MDA5MjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIwNC4yNjAwOTIzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3ODk5OTE0JmVtYWlsaWQ9a2NwdWxsZW5AZG9jLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9a2NwdWxsZW5AZG9jLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.census.gov/mobile/economy/?eml=gd&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">America’s
Economy</a> and <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjA0LjI2MDA5MjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIwNC4yNjAwOTIzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3ODk5OTE0JmVtYWlsaWQ9a2NwdWxsZW5AZG9jLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9a2NwdWxsZW5AZG9jLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;102&amp;&amp;&amp;http://www.census.gov/mobile/?eml=gd&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">dwellr</a>.
</p>
<p>The three employees at the <a href="http://www.nist.gov/itl/">National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s Information Technology Laboratory</a> were recognized for
handling "behind-the-scenes orchestration of some of the most progressive
projects underway in government."</p>
<p>As the biometric testing project leader at NIST, Patrick Grother and his
team focus on developing, evaluating, testing and providing guidelines for
biometrics technologies for identification and authentication. Most recently,
Grother and his team led research activities on the use of biometrics in
multifactor authentication, including images of the human iris to serve as a
unique identifier, or biometric, on smart card credentials such as those used
in federal government identity cards.</p>
<p>Senior Privacy Policy Advisor Naomi Lefkovitz was recognized for leading the
Federal Cloud Credential Exchange pilot program of the National Strategy for
Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. In this critical role, Lefkovitz developed
ways to enhance privacy by adapting existing technologies. She is currently
leading a research program in privacy engineering and privacy standards
engagements.</p>
<p>Kevin Stine, group leader of NIST's Security Outreach and Integration Group,
was recognized for his lead role in orchestrating the "open public review
and comment process" that President Obama called for in Executive Order
13636 "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity." </p>http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2013/12/19/acting-deputy-secretary-gallagher-praises-commerce-employees-top-innovation-leaders-#commentsKevin StineLisa WolfischNaomi LefkovitzNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyPatrick GrotherU.S. Census BureauOffice of the SecretaryActing Deputy Secretary of Commerce Patrick D. GallagherThu, 19 Dec 2013 12:45:00 +0000kcpullen@doc.gov16158 at http://www.commerce.gov